Completing the Getting Started wizard as the admin user
After the
Cyber Recovery software is installed, log in and review the deployment, define vault storage, and add a policy.
Prerequisites
You are logged in as the admin user.
About this task
When the
Cyber Recovery software is installed and the crso has created your account as an admin user, you can check the
Cyber Recovery deployment, add storage, and deploy a protection policy quickly.
The Getting Started wizard guides you through the steps to verify the deployment, add vault storage, and add a policy. The completed steps display the
icon.
You can bypass the Getting Started wizard or specific steps in the wizard by clicking
Skip on the
Getting Started page. Later, complete the configuration from the
Cyber Recovery UI or recall the Getting Started wizard steps from the System Settings option () on the Masthead Navigation.
Steps
On the
Checklist tile, click
View to verify that you have performed the required deployment steps.
If you have not satisfied all requirements, log out and complete the required steps.
On the
Vault Storage tile, click
Add to define the vault storage. Complete the following fields in the
Add Vault Storage dialog box and click
Save:
Table 1. Vault storage fieldsTable that describes the fields in the Vault Storage page.
Field
Description
Nickname
Enter a name for the vault storage.
FQDN or IP Address
Specify the
DD host by using one of the following:
Fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
IP address
Storage Username
Specify a dedicated
Cyber RecoveryDD administration account (for example,
cradmin), which the
Cyber Recovery software uses to perform operations with the
DD system. This
DD account must have the admin role.
(Security officer only) If you change the FQDN or IP address of the
DD host, select to reset the fingerprint. The
Cyber Recovery software then sends an alert message.
Tags
Optionally, add a tag that provides useful information about the vault storage. The tag is displayed in the details description for the vault storage in the
Assets content pane in the
Cyber Recovery UI. Click
Add Tag, enter the tag, and then click
Add.
NOTE:If a tag exceeds 24 characters, the details description displays the first 21 characters followed by an ellipsis (...).
NOTE:Do not configure multiple
Cyber Recovery servers to use the same
DD system.
On the
Policies tile, click
Add to open the Add Policy wizard.
On the
Policy Information page, complete the following fields and then click
Next:
Table 2. Policy Information pageTable that describes the fields in the Policy Information page.
Field
Description
Name
Specify a policy name.
Type
From the drop-down list, select
PPDM.
NOTE:A
PowerProtect Data Manager policy requires two
MTrees for configuration.
Storage
Select the vault storage containing the replication context that the policy will protect.
NOTE:You cannot edit the vault storage for an existing policy.
Tags
Optionally, add a tag that provides useful information about the policy. The tag is displayed in the details description for the policy in the
Policies content pane in the
Cyber Recovery UI. Click
Add Tag, enter the tag, and then click
Add.
NOTE:If a tag exceeds 24 characters, the details description displays the first 21 characters followed by an ellipsis (...).
On the
Replication page, complete the following fields and then click
Next:
Table 3. Replication pageTable that describes the fields in the Replication page.
Field
Description
Replication Contexts
Under
Context, select the
MTree replication context to protect and the interface on the storage instance that is configured for replication.
Under
Ethernet Port, click
Select Repl Ethernet and then select the interface on the storage instance that is configured for replication.
NOTE:
There can be only one policy per replication context, except for
PowerProtect Data Manager policy types, which require a minimum of two replication contexts to create a
PowerProtect Data Manager policy.
Do not select the data or management Ethernet interfaces.
If your
DD system is running a version of DDOS that is earlier than version 7.8 and you select a
Retention Lock Compliance replication context, the context will not be disabled.
ServerDR Context
For a
PowerProtect Data Manager deployment, select a ServerDR context from the list of replication contexts.
Replication Window
Set a timeout value in hours for how long a job for a Sync action runs before
Cyber Recovery issues a warning. The default value is 0.
NOTE:If a job exceeds the time configured for the replication window, an alert is generated.
Enforce Replication Window
If you change the default value in the
Replication Window field, the
Enforce Replication Window checkbox is displayed. Enable the checkbox to stop a Sync operation that continues to run beyond the replication window limit for that policy. When the replication window limit is exceeded, the operation completes the current
DD snapshot replication and does not proceed to replicate queued snapshots.
On the
Retention page, complete the following fields and then click
Next:
Table 4. Retention pageTable that describes the fields in the Retention page.
Field
Description
Retention Lock Type
Select one of the following:
(Add Policy dialog box only)
None, if retention locking is not supported. The retention fields are then removed from the dialog box.
Governance if it is enabled on the storage instance.
Compliance if it is enabled on the storage instance.
Enable Auto Retention Lock
Optionally, if the retention lock type is Governance or Compliance, click the checkbox to enable the automatic retention lock feature. There is a five-minute delay before the lock is applied.
NOTE: You cannot disable the automatic retention lock feature after you enable it.
Retention Lock Minimum
Specify the minimum retention duration that this policy can apply to PIT copies. This value cannot be less than 12 hours.
Retention Lock Maximum
Specify the maximum retention duration that this policy can apply to PIT copies. This value cannot be greater than 1,827 days.
Retention Lock Duration
Specify the default retention duration that this policy applies to PIT copies. The value can be the retention lock minimum up to the retention lock maximum.
If you selected a
Retention Lock Compliance replication context or the Compliance Retention Lock type, the
Storage Security Credentials page is displayed. Otherwise, the
Summary page is displayed.
On the
Storage Security Credentials page, enter the
DD Security Officer (SO) username and password and then click
Next.
NOTE: This username was created on the
DD system.
Review the
Summary page and either:
Click
Finish if you are satisfied with the summary information and want to add the policy.
Click
Back to return to the previous pages to change the information.
If you selected a
Retention Lock Compliance replication context and your deployment is running a version of DDOS that is earlier than version 7.8, the
Cyber Recovery software fails to create the policy.
By default, the
Policies table lists the policies.
Click
Launch to go to the dashboard.
The
What's New in Cyber Recovery pane is displayed. When you click
Close, the
Cyber Recovery dashboard is displayed.
To recall the wizard at any time after the initial setup, click
Getting Started under the
icon on the Masthead Navigation.
The wizard steps that you completed display the
icon. The Checklist option includes the
View link and the Vault Storage and Policies options include the
Add link. Uncompleted steps display a
Configure link. You can click the links to either complete or edit the configuration.
Select
Policies in the
Main Menu to run the policy.
For more information about running policies, see the
Policies and Copies topic.
Cyber Recovery runs the policy. A message indicates that the job has started and provides a link to the appropriate Jobs page with the job details. Also, the dashboard displays the job's progress.
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